Classroom Activities

Elementary School

Art: Drawing/coloring contest

Math:
Geometry: Use shapes to make a picture of a dog
Addition: How many coins are needed to equal $0.25?
Multiplication: If there are X# of students in our school and each donates $0.25, how much will we be able to donate collectively?
Division: How many quarters will the state of Massachusetts need to collect in order to Adopt-A-Dog?

Science:
Concept of sense of smell and how detection dogs use this sense to "sniff out" landmines.
Life-process/Concept of change over time: puppy to adult
Life needs of dogs

Middle School

English: Essay on affected countries and/or global landmine problems

Geography: Study of location, climate, culture, language, capital, etc. of affected countries; study the effects of landmines on mine-infested countries

Government: Structure of governments in affected countries, how the U.S. Government assists landmine-contaminated countries

Physical Education: How the loss of a limb would alter motion

High School

Sociology:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - importance of feeling of safety in relation to self-actualization
Factors that inhibit productive land-use

English/Gov: Write a letter to your federal official on the importance of landmine initiatives (focus on research, grammar, structuring)

Current Events: Discussion of world events that have placed landmines in the news

Focus Countries

Azerbaijan: Caucus nation still dealing with remnants of Armenia/Azerbaijan war in '90s

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Most heavily mine-affected country in Europe, leftover from breakup of Yugoslavia

Ethiopia: East Africa country threatened by landmines planted during conflict with Eritrea

Afghanistan: One of the most mine-infested countries in the world.